Did you know? that according to U.S. government reports, that in the year 1990 stockpiled scrap tires in the U.S. numbered over 1 billion scrap tires nationwide. By the year 2010 because of EPA regulated programs, by-product conversions and reclamation projects that number had been reduced to under 111 million stockpiled scrap tires. By the year 2009 because of these programs, U.S. ground rubber consumption was over 1,625,000,000 pounds of ground rubber and growing. Properly handling your scrap tires as a responsible tire dealer does make a difference for the environment, the used tire industry and the future for used tire dealers everywhere.

Customer Awareness Let your customers know about the disposal fee and that their used tires are being properly disposed of in a official scrap tire collection center.

Dealer Scrap Tire Management Have a specified storage area, trailer or truck where you store your scrap tires until you send them to an official collection center. Do not allow anyone to pick through your scrap tires.

Scrap Tire Hauler Shop for a reputable, affordable scrap tire hauler. Make sure they are state certified to haul scrap tires and have a reputation for dependency. This can be a crucial point for a tire dealer.

Dealer Scrap Tire Hauler Many states allow tire dealers to haul their own scrap tires as long as they are registered with the state to do so. This assures better management control over your scrap tires and can lowers your expenses.

Tire Shredding Companies Shop for a logistically affordable tire shredding company that is EPA regulated and can guarantee to take your scrap tires when you bring them, when there are no scrap tire collection centers near you.

Scrap Tire Collection Centers There are thousands of EPA regulated county and municipal scrap tire collection centers across the U.S. and most of these offer free scrap tire disposal to commercial tire dealers that are registered with them.

Contact Information For Scrap Tire Disposal In Your State
Some states offer free scrap tire disposal as long as the disposal is documented through a scrap tire disposal service. Some states also allow tire dealers to be their own scrap tire haulers as long as they are registered to do so in that state.